The Portland daily press., 1887-03-10
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
HIGH STREET CONCERT.

The concert to be given tonight at High
street church will prove one of the
most elaborate church concerts that has been
given this winter in Portland. The talent
engaged is equal to any that appears i'm pro-
fessional concerts at City Hall. The Cecilia
Quartettehas shown that they are far SUI
perlOr TO the ladies' Quartette clubs that are
travelling and visiting our great cities. Mrs
}. {. Newton is said to be an ACCOMPLISHED
n Mar as an accompanies Mr.. Harvey
Murray Is one OF the best in the country
MISS Annie Bnzzel will be the soprano solo
ISL ana the abilities of Mr. Gushing, the
Tenor, ana MI Fcllansbee, the bass are well
COLES CONCERT.
MIR. }, Cole deserves an old fashioned
benefit at City Hall tonight, and we have no
doubt that he will receive one Mrs. C. K.
Halves is delightful vocalist and her voice
Is heard too rarely in Portland concerts. The
merits OF Chandler's Band and Grimmer's
orchestra are well known, and Mr.. bennett
has been here often enough TO prove his nom
ulsrity as reader. The following will be
the programmes:
Overture-Stabat Mater poss,n,
po.a,,c Cha,nIdleF's Military Band. -'''''''
heaulng- Aurellas Young Man ........, TWAIN
overture-Conc in +. ....,.. Ka,iicooao
sonu-stacd Hroi; p Srl,Imner's Orchestra.
Ana.u. Mrs. c. E. Halves. : '""''''
An nv Haydn's Surprise sympho-
Chandler; Military Rand by Meyrees
HeMa aahgn Greene and his Flying
Prof. M. iD; ennett .ifowDridse
Largo-From Serse Observation-Disclosures Handel
SOM so,a Prof Grimmer's Orchestra ~
airs r. /; iI., Brignoli
Fantase-Dream Pictures . r,uhya
so,..,,. Prof Grimmer's Orchestra.
Se dieson Spanish National Melo- ;,
Chambers Military Band. '' e"e'
MccAULL OPERA COMPANY.
The MeCaull Opera Company. which is
one OF the finest in the country, has never
been heard in Portland. Next Monday and
tuesday evenings they will present ssFalka',
and The Black Hussar," at Portland Thea
ire and the seats will be on sale tomorrow.
Inc company Is Sarge, well equipped and
played long engagement lately at the fash
i iona Hollis street Theatre, Boston. or
Monday. the Denver papers said: EMIL
lockers Black Hussar,' which the McCanll
opera Company gave at the New Academy
last evening, is deseryedly fayorite. There
IS no ilght opera on the stage which has
more pretty charming melodies, tunes which
set eyerybody's feet going, and not one
when mas such an enormously effective eli
Ina4 as the male of the second act The sit
uations, TOO, are amusing and effective. and
the whole plot and action ENJOYABLE. Re-
slues, there is absolutely nothing obiectiona-
pie III IL from one end to another, 1t is q
play TO which any girl can take her grand
ihother with propriety. The performance
last night was decidedly good. Mr. Gailiard
was the Chaplain; Mr.. Macdonough the Ad-
lutanti Mr.. Plunkett the Magistrate: Mr.
1, mralkei, the Pm kow; and Mr.. Klein the
Irase9ian. MISS Cheatham made a charm
ing Minna; and Miss Ellis Rosetta. was
nearly or quite as good The audience was
denghted and received the whole perform
aiice with enthusiastic applause"
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
Mons. Felix Montmorenci's Grand Concert.
company Will give concert at Lewis Hall
IN the course tonight. This entertainment
has been advertised the most extensively of
any In the course, and will cost more to mt
" on the stage. Cars will be run to accom-
modate city patrons. Don't fail to see the
imported French Opera Company.
NOTES.
ne tickets are selling rapidly for Gilbert
O. O. ouliivans new opera of Ruddygore AT
ntocKDrldge's and we should suggest that
those who have not purchased be about IL
celled. 'o oeeh CAL
Mr. Whitney Mockridge, the celebrated
new ork tenor, will sing at the Symphony
concert next Wednesday evening. A few
sood seats remain at St0ckbridge's.